{"id":14722,"date":"2026-01-29T03:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/next-attack-will-be-far-worse-trump-says-massive-us-armada-is-ready-to-strike-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T03:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:44:52","slug":"next-attack-will-be-far-worse-trump-says-massive-us-armada-is-ready-to-strike-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/next-attack-will-be-far-worse-trump-says-massive-us-armada-is-ready-to-strike-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Next attack will be far worse\u2019: Trump says massive US armada is ready to strike Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-dfb011b6-0 dncfJv\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 fMIAOk adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 iEpzep\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-12aa4a36-0 gQVHPI\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 cRMyzw\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 kekTYX\" readability=\"4.280487804878\">\n<div readability=\"5.2682926829268\">\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 jMFiFd\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 dLDTDi\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-01-29T05:35:49+11:00\">January 29, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 5:35am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 hMrcSL noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 cbqDrw\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 cGFoDo\" readability=\"8.5431472081218\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 bYQiGM\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 bRyYMS\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 bBuibL\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 bnZsbn sc-d1b14060-3 bnLMbo\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 NcyxX\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 dpTpUw sc-369d9219-0 ipWbwh\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"9\">\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-1 eGTSJh\">Save this article for later<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-2 crcSSW\">Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-0 sc-3f16ee48-6 sc-369d9219-3 dXbfCd gDnvwr gxYZHU\">Got it<\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 fKewKr\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmQUR\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmPpl\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-67b869c7-6 cFwlqx\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"30.952187182096\">\n<p><strong>Washington:<\/strong> A &ldquo;massive armada&rdquo; of US warships now in the Middle East is ready to strike Iran, President Donald Trump says, as he issued his most direct threat to date for the Islamic Republic to negotiate or face American military action.<\/p>\n<p>A strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was redirected to the region from the Indo-Pacific this month and entered the Middle East at the start of this week. It was reportedly tracked to the coast of Oman on Tuesday, within 1000 kilometres of Iran.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-f6db6fb8-0 finHbW\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.196%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/29d49e63f4478e178051e6af389477cc2c341ce1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.196%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/29d49e63f4478e178051e6af389477cc2c341ce1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.196%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/29d49e63f4478e178051e6af389477cc2c341ce1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.196%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/29d49e63f4478e178051e6af389477cc2c341ce1 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The USS Abraham Lincoln and an Air Force B-52H conduct joint exercises in the Arabian Sea in 2019.\" aspectratios=\"[object Object]\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.196,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/29d49e63f4478e178051e6af389477cc2c341ce1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.196%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/29d49e63f4478e178051e6af389477cc2c341ce1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.196%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/29d49e63f4478e178051e6af389477cc2c341ce1 2x\" class=\"sc-f6db6fb8-1 gaGQmv\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>The USS Abraham Lincoln and an Air Force B-52H conduct joint exercises in the Arabian Sea in 2019.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump said the fleet was larger than the one sent to Venezuela late last year ahead of US forces capturing the country&rsquo;s then leader, Nicolas Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm and purpose. Like with Venezuela, it is, ready, willing, and able to rapidly fulfil its mission, with speed and violence, if necessary,&rdquo; Trump said on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"25.515706806283\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&ldquo;Hopefully Iran will quickly &lsquo;Come to the Table&rsquo; and negotiate a fair and equitable deal &ndash; NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS &ndash; one that is good for all parties. Time is running out, it is truly of the essence!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump reiterated that Tehran had failed to heed his warnings last year, resulting in US forces bombing several Iranian nuclear facilities &ndash; an attack believed to have severely degraded the regime&rsquo;s nuclear capability, though not permanently.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The next attack will be far worse! Don&rsquo;t make that happen again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Iran&rsquo;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on X that a &ldquo;limited strike&rdquo; by the US was illusory, and any military action, from any source and at any level, would be regarded as a declaration of war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"25.642980935875\">\n<p>&ldquo;The response to it will be immediate, comprehensive and unprecedented, targeting the aggressor, the heart of [Israel&rsquo;s largest city] Tel Aviv and everyone who supports the aggressor,&rdquo; he said on X, according to automatic translation by the platform.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press reported that Tehran had reached out to other Middle Eastern nations on Thursday, following Trump&rsquo;s renewed threat. Two countries, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have signalled they won&rsquo;t allow their airspace to be used for any attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has maintained that lines of communication to the regime are open for a &ldquo;deal&rdquo;. Trump oscillated on the idea of military strikes at the height of anti-regime protests this month &ndash; he encouraged demonstrators to keep at it and promised help was &ldquo;on its way&rdquo;, but backtracked after being told planned executions of protesters had been stopped.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-f6db6fb8-0 finHbW\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c4d6a61aa01366eb7c8e257c4dad2498652c4904, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c4d6a61aa01366eb7c8e257c4dad2498652c4904 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c4d6a61aa01366eb7c8e257c4dad2498652c4904, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c4d6a61aa01366eb7c8e257c4dad2498652c4904 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A billboard depicting a damaged US aircraft carrier with disabled fighter jets on its deck and a sign reading in Farsi and English &ldquo;If you sow the wind, you&rsquo;ll reap the whirlwind&rdquo; in Enqelab-e-Eslami Square in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, \" aspectratios=\"[object Object]\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.126,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/c4d6a61aa01366eb7c8e257c4dad2498652c4904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c4d6a61aa01366eb7c8e257c4dad2498652c4904, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c4d6a61aa01366eb7c8e257c4dad2498652c4904 2x\" class=\"sc-f6db6fb8-1 gaGQmv\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>A billboard depicting a damaged US aircraft carrier with disabled fighter jets on its deck and a sign reading in Farsi and English &ldquo;If you sow the wind, you&rsquo;ll reap the whirlwind&rdquo; in Enqelab-e-Eslami Square in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, <\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"25.932994923858\">\n<p>The US president also threatened to impose tariffs of 25 per cent on any country still doing business with Iran, but those were never implemented.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-f6db6fb8-0 finHbW\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2691%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_51\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8c041bc822607eb673e77c0f21fa1c9447b09c5b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2691%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_51\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/8c041bc822607eb673e77c0f21fa1c9447b09c5b 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2691%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_51\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8c041bc822607eb673e77c0f21fa1c9447b09c5b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2691%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_51\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/8c041bc822607eb673e77c0f21fa1c9447b09c5b 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday.\" aspectratios=\"[object Object]\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.2691,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_51\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/8c041bc822607eb673e77c0f21fa1c9447b09c5b\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2691%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_51\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8c041bc822607eb673e77c0f21fa1c9447b09c5b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2691%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_51\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/8c041bc822607eb673e77c0f21fa1c9447b09c5b 2x\" class=\"sc-f6db6fb8-1 jPbKkO\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s backdown on those strikes was at least partly informed by conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who urged him to delay, and pressure from US partners in the region, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>While the Islamic theocracy has brutally suppressed many of the protests in Tehran and other cities, the death toll has continued to climb, according to activist groups and sources relied on by western news outlets amid a government-imposed internet blackout in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Human Rights Activists in Iran, a non-government charity based in the US, says at least 6221 people had been killed and more than 42,000 arrested over 31 days of national protests. Other estimates are much higher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"22.240384615385\">\n<p>Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday (Washington time), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the death toll was &ldquo;in the thousands for certain&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-f6db6fb8-0 finHbW\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.215%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_26\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/52e31ec9852d04080007718bac3ca882e05baaef, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.215%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_26\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/52e31ec9852d04080007718bac3ca882e05baaef 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.215%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_26\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/52e31ec9852d04080007718bac3ca882e05baaef, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.215%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_26\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/52e31ec9852d04080007718bac3ca882e05baaef 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Iranians protesting against the government in Tehran earlier this month.\" aspectratios=\"[object Object]\" loading=\"lazy\" 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appear to be intact with no major fractures, two people familiar with the matter said.<\/p>\n<p>The European Union was poised to include Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on its list of terrorist organisations after France said on Wednesday it would support the move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"9.1844660194175\">\n<p>EU foreign ministers will meet in Brussels on Thursday and are due to sign off on new sanctions in response to Iran&rsquo;s crackdown on the protests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what&rsquo;s making headlines around the world. <b>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/b>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" 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